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2023 London Sevens

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2023 London Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIV
Host nationEngland England
Date20–21 May 2023
Cup
Champion Argentina
Runner-up Fiji
Third Samoa
Play-off for core status
Winner Canada
Tournament details
Matches played41
Tries scored1659 (average 40.46 per match)
Most points Vaa Apelu Maliko (57 pts)
Most tries Vaa Apelu Maliko (11 tries)
2022

The 2023 London Sevens was the final event of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twenty-first edition of the London Sevens. It was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 20–21 May 2023.[1][2]

Argentina won the Cup final, their third tournament victory for the season, by defeating Fiji 35–14.[3]

The competition format used in London was different to all previous events in the season as only twelve teams instead of sixteen were eligible to compete for the tournament cup.[4] The other four teams competed for the one remaining core team berth for the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series[5] with the unsuccessful sides losing core team status.[1]

Canada won the play-off to retain core team status for 2023–24, defeating Kenya by 12–7.[3]

Format

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The twelve teams in the cup competition for the London Sevens were drawn into three pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the two best third-placed teams also advancing.[4] The remaining four teams played off for a 9th–12th placing.[2]

The four teams competing for core status in the 2023–24 season were drawn into a separate round-robin playoff pool. The top two teams from that pool then advanced to a final match to determine the last core team berth.[4]

Teams

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The twelve teams that participated in the main tournament at London were:[2]

The four teams that participated in the play-offs for 2023–24 core team status were:[4]

Tonga gained entry to the London Sevens core team qualifier for the 2023–24 season by winning the 2023 Challenger Series.[6] The other three sides were the core teams ranked 12th to 14th after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series.[7]

Japan, as the 15th ranked core team after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series, was relegated for the 2023–24 series but was still invited to play in the main tournament at the 2023 London Sevens.[2]

Pool stage

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All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).[8] All matches played at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.

Key:
  Team advanced to the quarterfinals
  Team advanced to the play-off final for 2023–24 core team status

Pool A

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# Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  New Zealand 3 0 0 87 43 +44 9
2  Great Britain 2 0 1 45 54 −9 7
3  South Africa 0 1 2 62 77 −15 4
4  United States 0 1 2 62 82 −20 4

Pool B

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# Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Argentina 2 0 1 95 38 +57 7
2  Fiji 2 0 1 99 59 +40 7
3  Ireland 2 0 1 66 52 +14 7
4  Japan 0 0 3 26 137 −111 3

Pool C

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# Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Samoa 3 0 0 92 52 +40 9
2  Australia 2 0 1 73 48 +25 7
3  France 1 0 2 68 75 −7 5
4  Spain 0 0 3 50 108 −58 3

Pool play-off

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# Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Canada 2 0 1 83 50 +33 7
2  Kenya 2 0 1 72 59 +13 7
3  Uruguay 2 0 1 48 43 +5 7
4  Tonga 0 0 3 45 96 –51 2

Knockout stage

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).[8]

Play-off final for core status

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All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.

 
Play-off final for core status
 
  
 
4:56 pm
 
 
 Canada12
 
 
 Kenya7
 

9th–12th bracket

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All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.

 
9th place semifinal9th place final
 
      
 
11:13 am
 
 
 South Africa29
 
3:08 pm
 
 Japan7
 
 South Africa47
 
11:35 am
 
 United States5
 
 United States24
 
 
 Spain0
 
11th place final
 
 
2:46 pm
 
 
 Japan12
 
 
 Spain28

5th–8th bracket

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All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.

 
5th place semifinal5th place final
 
      
 
12:49 pm
 
 
 Ireland19
 
4:07 pm
 
 Great Britain12
 
 Ireland12
 
1:11 pm
 
 France21
 
 Australia19
 
 
 France22
 
7th place final
 
 
3:30 pm
 
 
 Great Britain5
 
 
 Australia34

Cup bracket

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All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup final
 
          
 
9:45 am
 
 
 Argentina28
 
1:33 pm
 
 Ireland14
 
 Argentina10
 
10:07 am
 
 Samoa7
 
 Samoa12
 
5:26 pm
 
 Great Britain5
 
 Argentina35
 
10:29 am
 
 Fiji14
 
 Fiji19
 
1:55 pm
 
 Australia5
 
 Fiji19
 
10:51 am
 
 New Zealand17 Bronze final
 
 New Zealand19
 
4:29 pm
 
 France17
 
 Samoa24
 
 
 New Zealand19
 

Placings

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Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Argentina 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fiji 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Samoa 16
4  New Zealand 14
5  France 12
6  Ireland 10
Place  Team Points
7  Australia 8
8  Great Britain 6
9  South Africa 4
10  United States 3
11  Spain 2
12  Japan 0

References

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  1. ^ a b Davidson, Neil (18 May 2023). "Canadian men ready for World Rugby Sevens Series relegation playoff in London". Stratford Today. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Twickenham Stadium welcomes finale of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023". World Rugby. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Argentina win in London as Canada secure core status". World Rugby. 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "HSBC London Sevens 2023 Pools". Rugby Asia 24/7. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ Wasike, Maxwell (17 May 2023). "All to play for as Shujaa head to London". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Tonga 7s qualifies for HSBC Sevens Series in London". Matangi Tonga. 2 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023.
  7. ^ "HSBC World Rugby Sevens standings". World Rugby. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b "London Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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World Sevens Series XXIV
Preceded by 2023 London Sevens Succeeded by
None (last event)
London Sevens
Preceded by 2023 London Sevens Succeeded by